Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buffalo Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buffalo Springs
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Buffalo Springs:
- 37.609349, -78.862263
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buffalo Springs
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Buffalo Springs is near Buckingham County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buckingham County
- eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buffalo Springs ...
We found ten communities that share the name Buffalo Springs.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Buffalo Springs.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Mecklenburg County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Mecklenburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Park County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Buffalo Springs [Park County].
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the west of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Buffalo Springs.
- North Dakota
- Bowman County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Bowman County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowman County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Lebanon County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the west of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Comal County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west southwest of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comal County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Dallam County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Dallam County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the west of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Lubbock County
- This Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the west of the Buffalo Springs that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Buffalo Springs.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Springs ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Nelson County
- Four Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Four Forks is located in Nelson County
- Freshwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
- Freshwater is located in Nelson County
- Gordon Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Crossing
- Gordon Crossing is located in Nelson County
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Kingswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Poplar Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
- Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
- Red Apple Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Apple Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Orchard
- Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson County
- Roses Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
- Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
- Shipman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Amherst County
How Far From Buffalo Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buffalo Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buffalo Springs and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Springs to Lovingston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buffalo Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6093, Longitude: -78.8623 In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Buffalo Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Buffalo Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.538 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.944 degrees. |